Staff profile

Ms Sharon Croxford APD, AN

Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition

HS3-510, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BSc, Grad Dip Diet, Grad Cert Prof Writing, Dip Food and Wine, Post Grad Cert Academic Practice

Membership of professional associations

Dietitians Association of Australia, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (UK)

Area of study

Dietetics

Brief profile

Sharon has more than 20 years experience in fields related to food and nutrition, working in food service, community and clinical dietetics in Australia, the United Kingdom and Turkey. In recent years Sharon has spent time working between King’s College University in London and Istanbul where she opened and ran a cooking school dedicated to teaching Ottoman and Turkish cuisine. Sharon has written widely about Ottoman and Turkish cuisine and is currently researching and writing two books – ‘Turkish Cheeses’ and ‘Preserving Foods’.

A selection of previous articles can be found at:

The humble egg: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=134772

Loafing around: the art of making bread: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114255

Worth its weight in gold: saffron:http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=111690

Currently Sharon splits her time between La Trobe where she is developing the food related subjects with the Nutrition and Dietetics course and Doutta Galla Community Health Services where she works on food security issues for central Melbourne’s homeless population.

Sharon’s research interests include examining the social, financial and nutritional effects of providing a subsidised meal at local cafes for homeless people. Other interests includes local food production and cooking habits amongst Turkish people, changes with time and migration from rural areas to cities. Loss of Ottoman cooking practices, including ingredients and methods, within modern-day Turkish cuisine.

Teaching units

[DIE1FFU][ ][Food Fundamentals]

Recent publications

Samanci O, Croxford S. Flavours of Istanbul – A selection from original 19th century Ottoman recipes, Medya+ik, Istanbul, 2007.